Lock for telephones



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Patented Mar. 31, 1925.

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Application area Uctober e, 1923. Serial No. 667,014.

To all whom it may conceive-.-

Be it known that we, OSCAR lDUnY'EA and LUOILE Ln Malian, both citizens of the United States, and residents or" the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Lock for Telephones, olf which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

he present invention relates to new and useful improvements in devices for lockinig telephoneafan'd it pertains to a device particularly adapted for use in connection with telephones of the desk stand type.

It is one of the objects of the invention to provide an attzieln n'e'n't for telephone stands, the use of which prevents movement of the telephone receiver supporting hook, and consequently preventing closing of the telephone circuit for operation.

it is a further object of the invention to construct the device in such a manner that it is applicable to telephone stands of different types, thus rendering the device universal in connection with telephone stands.

It is a further object of the invention to construct the device in such a manner that it is readily attached or detached with respect to the telephone stand.

lVith the aboveand other objects in View,

reference is had to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a detail view in elevation showing the attachment secured to a telephone stand;

Fig. 2 is a detail elevational view partly in section, taken at right angles to Fig. 1, on the line 22 of said Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the attachment, the longer member thereof not being shown.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the reference character 5 designates the telephone stand, and as is the customary practice the stand is formed at its upper end with an annular head 6. The reference char cter 7 designates the receiver supporting hook common to telephone instruments of this type, and 8 designates the mouthpiece of the instrument.

The attachment comprises a band 9 adapted to encircle or embrace the telephone stand 5 with the upper edge 10 of the band 9 underlying and contacting with the annular head 6 heretofore mentioned. The band 9 has an open side provided with lugs 11 through which passes a suitable bolt (or screi'v 12 for securing the band to the tele are provided in men. upper portion with openings 14, which although shown rectangiilar in form, be or, any. desired shape or con'toiir-,*ai'1d immediately below the openings 14, the lugs ll are provided The I "eier'eh'ce char acter a a id in en pr'e'r t rect i ular form, su'clrnreinbe'r IGhaving portion 17 on oilfe end and "in its a h opposite ehdjit is provided with, ah opening is; The reference character} 19 d a lock, and 20 designates the shackle thereof, which is adapted to be received within the opening 18 of the rigid member 16 to prevent removal of the rigid member 16 as shown in Fig. 2.

The device operates in the following manner:

When the band 9 is secured in position upon the telephone stand, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the upper openings 14 in the lugs 13 will be in such position that the rigid member 16 when inserted thereinto will overlie the telephone receiver supporting hook 7 and prevent vertical movement thereof, and consequently prevent closing of the telephone circuit, it being understood that the upper edge 10 or" the band engages the bead 6 and prevents movement of the band relative to the stand 5. It, now, the rigid member 16 be positioned as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and the shackle 20 of the lock 19 attached thereto, operation of the telephone will be prevented.

In certain types of telephone stands the supporting hook 7 is downwardly bent to a greater degree than is shown in the present drawings, and in connection with telephone stands of such construction, the rigid member 16 would be inserted through the lower opening 15 in order that it may over lie the telephone receiver supporting hook and thus prevent operation thereof.

\Vhile in the present instance a padlock, such as 19, has been illustrated, it is obvious that any other type of locking device may be used in connection with the rigid member 16 without departing from the spirit of the invention since the particular type of lock is not important. 7

From the foregoing it is apparent that the present invention provides means whereby a telephone may be locked against unauthorized use, and at the same time the locking means is simple in its construction, inexpensive to manufacture, and highly eflicient in its operation to obtain the result desired.

lVhat is claimed is: c

1. A lock for telephones comprising a band adapted to encircle a telephone stand in proximity to the receiver supporting hook, a pair of spaced lugs projecting from said stand encircling band and adapted to receive the receiver supporting hook therebetween, said lugs having aligned perforations therein, a headed locking bolt removably mounted in two of said aligned perforations, and locking means carried by said locking bolt.

2. A lock for telephones comprising a band adapted to encircle a telephone stand,

means for securing said band to the telephone stand with its upper edge in engagement with the bead formed near the upper end of the stand to prevent upward move ment of the band relative to the telephone stand, a pair of spaced lugs carried by said band, said lugs having spaced and aligned openings, a rigid member adapted to pass through two of said aligned openings and have engagement with the receiver hook, and means for locking said rigid member against displacement relative to the aligned openings in which it is received.

3. In combination with a telephone stand having an annular bead near its upper end and a receiver supporting hook, a band adapted to encircle said stand in engagement with said annular bead whereby movement of the band upwardly of the stand is prevented, a plurality of oppositely disposed ears formed integrally with said band, two of said ears being adapted to receive the receiver supporting hook therebetween, means passing through two of said ears for securing said band to the telephone stand, and means passing through other of said ears and adapted to overlie the receiver supporting hook.

OSCAR DURYEA. LUCILE LE MAIRE. 

